King James Version

Luke 16:31

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “not even” (οὐδ᾽) before if here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor” (οὐδὲ) before if here.

εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.IfΜωϋσέωςmōuseōsMosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetsοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἀκούουσινakouousinto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.οὐδ’oudneitherοὐδέ (oude)adverb — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἐάνeanthoughἐάνconjunction — “though”G1437if.thoughτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.oneἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadἀναστῇanastēto ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.πεισθήσονταιpeisthēsontaito persuadeπείθω (peithō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to persuade”, an action still aheadG3982I persuade, urge.This verse uses “persuade”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'

World English Bible

“ He said to him , ‘ If they don’ t listen to Moses and the prophets , neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead .’”

Darby Translation

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead.

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